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I expect that both Lunacy and Poppy will be vanquished from B&B by next Thursday, Sept 12. In typical B&B, we'll probably never hear their names again. Same with Tom and Hollis. Gone and forgotten.

How long before Liam: 'You know, Steffy, Finn's family is toxic. First, Sheila and, now, Luna. I have to protect my family! You and Kelly are moving in with me. Justin is preparing your divorce papers....'

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You know I always love a good SINN reunion so I was fine with that part, although it certainly wasn’t anything like those epic Monaco reunion scenes at the church two years ago.

That said, yeah the rewriting of Luna has been insane! It seems to me everything has been completely retconned. Between Luna revealing Poppy was negligent and hating her guts as opposed to being “very close” and the whole Luna/Zende twist is so absurd.

I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen such a hastily rewritten plot twist on a soap like this in years…and this wasn’t the type of fake-out story B&B has done in recent past either.

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Yeah, it's the worst of soap operas... Horrible, not even camp. Sadly the actress playing Luna had potential... and this was a complete letdown after months and months trying to establish her as something completely different 

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Exactly! This reminds me of the way Maya drifted aimlessly for years. When they finally made the character compelling - with the Rick/Maya takeover and the rivalry between Ridge/C2 - they destroyed the character permanently for a PSA and shock value. Such a waste.

They could've taken this retcon backstory and made revealed the Luna was really a social climber with an agenda - RJ, Zende, Bill, etc.  She could've scared Tom away and blackmailed/seduced Hollis. She could've still caged Steffy, but gotten away with it because no one would've believed her. Basically a new Sheila/Quinn because B&B really needs an instigator.

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This whole useless fiasco reminded me of when Ridge came to save Taylor from Morgan. Of course back then the story had beats and build up... it was not as rushed or cheap as this. Finn is Ridge from the dollar store

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I'm caught up thru Wednesday... Yeah Finn kicking in the door was hawt haha.  And SINN reuniting, with the Monaco church bells always makes me swoon! 

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And nah this story isn't perfect as many have critiqued on social media.  The rewrite with Luna & Zende was in poor taste.  I just learned a long time ago not to take this show too seriously.

Lisa Yamada has shown her range as an actress.  However Luna, and Poppy are dispensable... Not that different from Flo and Shauna @dragonflies

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The rewrite was a mess. Was it entertaining for a few days? Yes

Did it show even more how bad Bradley writing has become? Yes

Was is the best soap seen in years? No, not even close.

Luna and Poppy were very poorly written characters(there are many on the show) that were thrown under the bus to explain a murder mystery that was tanking. 

The original story was more promising and believable. 

The rewrite fell flat and was totally unbelievable.

Why the rewrite? To try to fix more bad writing from Bradley. The rape that was dropped after the backlash.

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I might have to do that as well. I might just drop the show again.

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There isn't any storylines going on right now besides the rewrite that is about to end.

I saw Rebecca as Taylor the other day. Ummm...a big fat NO. She is a wonderful actress but she will never be Taylor.

I've heard she is going to be paired with $ Bill.  Same source that said Hollis was going to be murdered and that Luna was the killer.

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